Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 590421

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My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot!

Posted by Tom Twilight on December 19, 2005, at 15:58:28

To all those taking MAOIs

Please don't be as stupid as I was!

I've been taking 60mgs of Marplan for months with no hypotensive problems, even when combined with Remeron/Mirtazapine.

I started to get to relaxed about diet & drug restrictions, which is typical of me!

I combined 2-Aminoindan (a novel stimulant) with my Marplan.
Big Mistake, full blow hyertensive episode, Very Painful and Scary!

I feel like an idiot, and have lost a lot of confidence, also missed a day of work, they were counting on me.......
Did resolve, but not fun at all

Please everyone respect MAOIs and carry Nifedipine around just in case
I'm going to get hold of some online, I think

 

Re: My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot! » Tom Twilight

Posted by gardenergirl on December 19, 2005, at 17:56:39

In reply to My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot!, posted by Tom Twilight on December 19, 2005, at 15:58:28

I'm sorry you went through that. I know the mild hypertensive episode I had was very painful indeed.

My pdoc and GP both have never mentioned nifidipine. I should ask next time.

gg

 

Re: My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot!

Posted by Meri-Tuuli on December 19, 2005, at 18:34:30

In reply to My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot!, posted by Tom Twilight on December 19, 2005, at 15:58:28

Hey Tom!

I'm sorry to hear that :-(

But hopefully you are okay? What did you do? Go to casulty (ER)? I would be VERY scared by it all. I seem to have a phobia (hypochrondia?) where if I get the slightest symptom of something, I get a panic attack. Its awful. My way of curing it is to drink something strong.

Anyway, what the 2-Aminoindan you're talking about (and er, how did you get it/hear of it in the first place?)

Kind regards

Meri
x

 

Re: My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot!

Posted by Meri-Tuuli on December 19, 2005, at 18:36:40

In reply to My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot!, posted by Tom Twilight on December 19, 2005, at 15:58:28

PS you're not an idiot - how were you to know that you'd get a H-crisis? You're not a pshcyopharmacoloist are you? (and I'm not an English major either!)

M

 

Re: My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot!

Posted by djmmm on December 19, 2005, at 19:22:47

In reply to My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot!, posted by Tom Twilight on December 19, 2005, at 15:58:28

> To all those taking MAOIs
>
> Please don't be as stupid as I was!
>
> I've been taking 60mgs of Marplan for months with no hypotensive problems, even when combined with Remeron/Mirtazapine.
>
> I started to get to relaxed about diet & drug restrictions, which is typical of me!
>
> I combined 2-Aminoindan (a novel stimulant) with my Marplan.
> Big Mistake, full blow hyertensive episode, Very Painful and Scary!
>
> I feel like an idiot, and have lost a lot of confidence, also missed a day of work, they were counting on me.......
> Did resolve, but not fun at all
>
> Please everyone respect MAOIs and carry Nifedipine around just in case
> I'm going to get hold of some online, I think
>

Aminoindan is as potent as methamphetamine, but shorter acting... It's also chemically related to rasagiline (a MAO-B inhibitor). Im glad you are ok.

 

2-aminoindan

Posted by Declan on December 20, 2005, at 16:02:07

In reply to My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot!, posted by Tom Twilight on December 19, 2005, at 15:58:28

I've never heard of this. What's the go?
Declan

 

Re: 2-aminoindan » Declan

Posted by ed_uk on December 20, 2005, at 16:14:20

In reply to 2-aminoindan, posted by Declan on December 20, 2005, at 16:02:07

Hi Dec

http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2_aminoindan/2_aminoindan_basics.shtml

Ed

 

Re: My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot! » gardenergirl

Posted by Jedi on December 24, 2005, at 5:55:26

In reply to Re: My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot! » Tom Twilight, posted by gardenergirl on December 19, 2005, at 17:56:39

> I'm sorry you went through that. I know the mild hypertensive episode I had was very painful indeed.
>
> My pdoc and GP both have never mentioned nifidipine. I should ask next time.
>
> gg

Hi gg,
When I first took Nardil years ago, the PDOC prescribed nifedipine too carry. Most doctors now don't prescribe it because of the dangers of hypotension. The effects of the nifedipine are longer lasting than the hypertension and can be very dangerous to the heart and other organs. I once spent a night in the hospital on IV fluids after nifedipine lowered my BP to quickly and caused dangerous hypotension.
Jedi

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15157059&query_hl=4&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Rev Med Brux. 2004 Apr;25(2):73-8.
[Hypertensive crisis: when and how to treat?]
[Article in French]
Leeman M.
Hopital Erasme, Service de Medecine Interne et Clinique d'Hypertension Arterielle, ULB, Bruxelles.

A hypertensive emergency is a situation in which uncontrolled hypertension is associated with acute end-organ damage, such as aortic dissection, pulmonary edema, acute coronary syndromes, cerebral infarction or hemorrhage, hypertensive encephalopathy, acute renal failure and eclampsia. With the exception of stroke, blood pressure must be reduced quickly, usually by using intravenous antihypertensive agents. Blood pressure reduction should be gradual while maintaining organ perfusion, which may be easily compromised in elderly and chronically hypertensive patients. In the absence of new or worsening end-organ injury, the indication of immediate therapy should be carefully evaluated. If indicated, the use of an orally long-acting antihypertensive agent is preferred to avoid an acute and unpredictable fall in blood pressure. In particular, the use of short-acting nifedipine should be condemned.

 

Re: My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot! » Jedi

Posted by gardenergirl on December 24, 2005, at 8:15:40

In reply to Re: My first Hypertensive Crisis-I'm and Idiot! » gardenergirl, posted by Jedi on December 24, 2005, at 5:55:26

Ah, that 'splains it, thanks.

gg


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